Classic Bank Logos

Caught this link on the one Aaron Draplin's blog. More than worth a read if you've never checked it out. Aaron posted a link to a site housing more classic international bank logos than you'd ever know what to do with. Here are some of my favorites:





























...and it keeps on going and going and going: http://www.buttoncrs.com/banklogos.htm

British TV intros

Magpie:



London Weekend Television:



Swap Shop:

Curtom

Super nice 7" design from Curtis Mayfield and Impressions colleague Eddie Thomas' fantastic soul label Curtom Records, home to The Staple Singers, Baby Huey, Donny Hathaway, and of course Curtis himself.

Pinball Fever: When Spanish Eyes are Smilin'

Aside from being a big fan of classic video games, I'm also a big fan of pinball machines. They kinda go hand in hand. I'll start to show some of my favorite pinball machines on here, so I might as well start with what might be my all-time favorite. 1972's "Spanish Eyes" was originally released in a smaller quantity as "Granada" but with very similar, practically identical, artwork. It's a great mix of art deco, '70s funk, and subtle Spanish flair. If anyone knows about a copy for sale in the Twin Cities area, please HOLLER.


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Philately Fridays: France, 1982

Gotta love the pre-computer graphic representations of broad themes like "technology," "communication," and "industrialization."

CLIPSE

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I saw this super fresh Tony DiSpigna-designed zipper alphabet on graphic artist Raza Uno's blog yesterday and it reminded me of this other great typeface called Paper Clip. So simple and so perfectly done.


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Keiichi Tanaami

I first discovered Japanese graphic artist Keiichi Tanaami when I stumbled upon his book BLOW-UP: Poster and Graphic Works, 1963-1974 in an Osaka bookstore a couple of years ago. Ever since then I've been obsessed with his off-the-cuff psychedelic artwork. Here are a few posters from that book. Expect to see more from Tanaami over the next couple of weeks. Can't wait? Pick up any of his books at YouWorkForThem.

River Raid

I grew up fully fascinated with Atari. Not just the games, but the promotional graphics as well - the instruction manuals, the t-shirts and patches, and of course the boxes. Real heads know that Activision had the best box designs out there. Clean vector graphics, funny style illustrations, and the ever-present rainbow trailer - these visuals appeared on all of their box designs, giving them a consistently strong sense of identity. Their boxes are identifiable from a mile away. Here's one of my favorites - River Raid.




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Bonus beats:

Philately Fridays: USA, 1984

Sorry for the major lack of content this past few days. I'll be back in full effect next week! Here's a really nice graphic representation of reflections on the water, designed with a clean and simple grid system and printed with silver ink. Love it.

Philately Fridays: USA, 1974

Super groovy ZIP code promotional stamp. Love the bubbly illustration that just isn't pulled off anymore these days.